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22 March 2013
On 8 March 2013, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Bill Shorten, announced further reforms to the Fair Work Act following on from the recommendations of the Fair Work Act Review. These reforms relate to amendments to bargaining for greenfields agreements, right of entry provisions and allowing limited access to workplace determinations in certain [...]
Continue reading Prime Minister’s Exemption –Amendments to the Fair Work Act – Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
20 March 2013
On 12 March 2013, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy announced a series of further reforms in relation to the Convergence Review. These reforms were in addition to the convergence review related reforms announced on 30 November 2012.
The reforms announced on 12 March 2013 include the following regulatory measures.
A press standards model for [...]
Continue reading Prime Minister’s exemption – further response to the Convergence Review – Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
15 March 2013
On 12 March 2013, the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities announced his intention to introduce amendments to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999 to require federal assessment and approval of coal seam gas and large coal mining developments which have a significant impact on a water resource. The proposed amendments apply to both new and [...]
Continue reading Prime Minister’s exemption – Greater Protection for Water Resources – Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
19 December 2012
On 30 November 2012, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy announced a series of initial reforms in relation to the Convergence Review.
These reforms included the following regulatory announcements:
the introduction of Australian content requirements for commercial television broadcasters from 2013;
a decision not to issue spectrum or broadcast licences for a fourth free-to-air television [...]
Continue reading Prime Minister’s exemption – partial responses to the Convergence Review – Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
27 November 2012
On 16 November 2012, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency announced the phase out of the solar credits mechanism on 1 January 2013, six months earlier than scheduled. The phase out is designed to lower the impact of the high uptake of solar photovoltaic on electricity costs for homes and businesses.
This announcement follows [...]
Continue reading Prime Minister’s Exemption–Phase Out of the Solar Credits Mechanism – Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
10 October 2012
On 12 October 2008 the Prime Minister announced a Government guarantee of the deposits and wholesale funding of Australian Deposit-taking Institutions (ADIs). Under the Government’s best practice regulation process a Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) for the proposals was required in 2008 but not prepared. Consequently, a Post-implementation Review (PIR) was required to be undertaken.
The guarantee [...]
Continue reading Guarantee Scheme for Large Deposits and Wholesale Funding – Post-implementation Review – The Treasury
14 September 2012
On 11 September 2012, the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities announced plans to extend legislative powers available under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 that would enable the Minister to prohibit some new fishing activities from occurring in Commonwealth fisheries while a further assessment of all potential impacts is undertaken [...]
Continue reading Prime Minister’s exemption – New fishing activities of size and scale unprecedented in Commonwealth marine areas – Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
2 July 2012
On 28 June 2012, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy announced the extension of retail price controls on Telstra fixed-line telephone services to June 2014.
On Telstra’s existing network, the current arrangements for local calls, calls from payphones, calls to directory assistance and fixed-line Telstra services for low income earners will be extended [...]
Continue reading Prime Minister’s exemption – Extension of Telstra Retail Price Controls to June 2014
22 May 2012
In the 2012-13 Budget, released on 8 May 2012, the Australian Government announced it will tighten the provisions for Medicare-funded diagnostic radiology services. The change will narrow eligibility for Medicare benefits for the performance of diagnostic imaging procedures to medical practitioners, qualified dental practitioners and radiographers for all Medicare Benefits Schedule listed services, apart from [...]
Continue reading Prime Minister’s exemption – Eligibility for Medicare Funding for Diagnostic Radiology Services – Department of Health and Ageing
21 May 2012
The Treasurer announced as part of the Budget on 8 May 2012 that the Government would reduce the inbound duty free allowance for cigarettes and tobacco for international travellers aged 18 years and over to 50 cigarettes or 50 grams of tobacco, effective from 1 September 2012.
Currently, when arriving in Australia, international travellers aged 18 [...]
Continue reading Prime Minister’s exemption – Duty free allowances: cigarettes and tobacco – Treasury
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Overview. Best Practice Regulation Updates publishes information about regulatory decisions announced by the Australian Government, and by COAG and Ministerial Councils, including Regulation Impact Statements (RIS), the OBPR’s RIS assessments, when a Prime Minister’s exemption has been granted and Post-implementation Reviews.
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